The tensor fasciae latae—or TFL for short—is a small muscle on the outside of your hip, spanning an average of 6 inches in length.But when this area is tight, painful, or otherwise overworked ...

With hips in particular, your psoas isn’t the only culprit. Your piriformis and TFL (tensor fascia latae) can become victims of these patterns as well. In addition to your psoas muscle ...

What you're basically trying to do is just to get the muscle, the tensor fasciae latae in there, to release a little bit. If it has too much tension, it's going to pull too hard on that tissue and ...

Your hip muscles can literally be shortened and constricted - in which case - they need lots of stretching. But they can also be “tight” due to weakness or being overworked.

“It forms from the TFL muscle or the tensor fasciae latae muscle, and the gluteus medius muscle, and the gluteus maximus muscle,” explains Giordano.

The iliotibial (IT) band is a thick, fibrous band of fascia, a type of connective tissue, that extends from the tensor fascia latae or TFL and gluteus maximus at the hip down to the knee, ...

The line from the ASIS superiorly to the 3G point forms the lateral border of the triangle: femoro-acetabular joint; trochanteric bursa; tensor fasciae latae and iliotibial band. Although the surface ...

Tensor fasciae latae. The TFL is considered a glute muscle and works in conjunction with the three muscles above to support a variety of hip movements. The TFL’s attachment to the iliotibial ...

Candy says the TFL muscle isn’t a good hip flexor in this position, so turning your knee out isolates the iliopsoas. Complete 12 to 15 reps per leg. You can add an ankle weight as you get stronger.